I sat at a small table in the corner of the small back room of a cafe. The place seemed to be either dilapidated or just trying to be super hip; judging by the mason jars filled with sugar on each table, I am going to assume they are going for ‘shabby-chic’. 290 more words

I have been trying to write some stories from my latest visit to Edinburgh. I did write thousands of words while I was visiting this past June, nearly all reminiscing about the life I had when I lived there at age 23/24.1,103 more words

The opposite of exercising authority over a man is to have “tranquility arising from within,” causing no disturbance to him.

1Ti 2:9-12 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments; but rather by means of good works, as befits women making a claim to godliness. 93 more words

Now that’s another take on that “Real Age” test you find on the internet!

The above title is in an email making the rounds. I admit liking “sayings.” I must have a Mary Englebreit wall calendar every year, tear off my favorite ones at the end of the year, and pin them up on my bulletin board – or anywhere else in my house that has a blank wall. 648 more words

For some years, I have been keenly interested in the doctrine of “created in Christ” and “in Christ.” I have studied it – you could say – as a “hobby.” I study over it for a while, then go on to something else, and then back again. 585 more words